Prioritizing Patient Care: Time-blocking Insights for Dental Therapists

About This Course

This course teaches healthcare professionals the benefits of time-blocking and how to successfully integrate it into their practice to optimize patient flow, prioritize interventions, and improve revenue.

Why Take This Course?

The course addresses a common problem or challenge that UK dental professionals face, which is time management. Time-blocking is a proven technique that helps dental professionals to efficiently manage their time and prioritize patient interventions. The course covers various aspects of time-blocking, such as successful scenarios in healthcare, tools and software, planning and organizing, and overcoming challenges. It also includes case studies of successful integration and improved revenue. Additionally, the course covers other essential topics such as optimizing patient flow, navigating emergencies, and balancing responsibilities, among others.

The course on time-blocking is beneficial for healthcare professionals as it covers a wide range of topics related to time management, organization, and efficiency. It provides strategies and tools to prioritize patient interventions, optimize patient flow, and balance administrative duties, all while aligning with practice goals. Additionally, the course offers case studies of successful integration and improved revenue, as well as tips for adapting to evolving needs and encouraging team involvement.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
#REF!	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to have improved productivity and reduced stress levels due to the structured approach to managing tasks in their dental practices.
	2: As a result of this course, there will likely be enhanced patient management in the dental community as practitioners learn to allocate appropriate time for each interaction.
	3: The course should lead to a change in the learners’ work styles, with an adoption of specific methodologies like ‘Day Theming’, ‘Time Box’, or ‘Batching’, depending on what best suits their practice.
	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to a more efficient dental community, as professionals are equipped with effective time management techniques that can potentially transform their work patterns.
	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will show a conspicuous commitment to implementing time-blocking techniques in their daily practice, thus fostering a culture that respects everyone’s time.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 90 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course covers understanding time-blocking, its benefits, relationship with efficiency, myths and misconceptions, successful scenarios in healthcare, getting started with time-blocking, factors to consider, tools and software, planning and organizing, overcoming challenges, case study of successful integration, using time-blocking to prioritize patient interventions, coordinating team members, optimizing patient flow, navigating emergencies, designing an ideal schedule, aligning with practice goals, time-blocking for administrative duties, balancing responsibilities, practice management software integration, case study of improved revenue, reviewing and refining strategies, adapting to evolving needs, encouraging team involvement, future trends, and a recap of the course coverage.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course provides an overview of time-blocking, including its benefits and how it relates to efficiency. It also addresses myths and misconceptions surrounding time-blocking and analyzes successful scenarios in healthcare. Additionally, it covers factors to consider before implementing time-blocking, tools and software, planning and organizing schedules, and how to overcome common challenges. The section also focuses on using time-blocking to maximize patient care, including prioritizing patient interventions and optimizing patient flow through the clinic. It also discusses how to align time-blocking with practice goals and manage administrative duties while balancing clinical and non-clinical responsibilities. Lastly, the section covers review and refining time-blocking strategies, including tracking progress, adapting strategies to evolving needs, and encouraging team involvement and feedback.

Section 2

Section 2 of this course covers the fundamentals of time-blocking, including factors to consider before implementing it, tools and software available, and how to plan and organize a schedule. The section also explores using time-blocking to maximize patient care, aligning it with practice goals, and balancing clinical and non-clinical responsibilities. Additionally, it covers refining time-blocking strategies, encouraging team involvement, and future trends in time management.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course covers using time-blocking to maximize patient care. It includes prioritizing patient interventions, coordinating team members, optimizing patient flow, and navigating unexpected changes and emergencies. Additionally, it includes an exercise to design an ideal schedule using time-blocking.

Section 4

This section covers the use of time-blocking in practice management, including understanding its benefits and relationship to efficiency, getting started with time-blocking, using it to maximize patient care, and aligning it with practice goals. It also covers refining time-blocking strategies through tracking and reviewing progress, adapting to evolving needs, encouraging team involvement and feedback, and future trends in time management.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course covers reviewing and refining time-blocking strategies. This includes tracking and reviewing progress, adapting strategies to evolving needs, encouraging team involvement and feedback, discussing future trends in time management, and summarizing the course coverage.

Course Reviews

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This course was extremely helpful in improving my time management skills. The specific tools and software discussed were invaluable in streamlining my schedule.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I was impressed with the practical applications of time-blocking discussed in this course. The case studies provided real-world examples of how to use this technique to improve patient care and increase practice revenue.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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As a dental professional, I found the section on coordinating team members particularly useful. The course provided practical strategies for optimizing patient flow and ensuring that all team members are working efficiently and effectively.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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